By Sassy Crafter, September 2008

No matter how you spell it–cosy, cozy or coozie–you’ll want one of these to keep your beverages cold now that tailgating season has arrived. Here’s a way to make a snazzy coozie that folds flat to fit in your pocket while you’re heading to the stadium. Plus it’s reversible, which means you can make it to match your favorite gameday outfits. It’s also a great project for small fabric scraps you might have hanging around. 

What you need:

Fabric

Foam

Thread

Sewing machine

Iron

Velcro 

What to do:

1. Cut two pieces of fabric that are 10 inches by 4.5 inches. Also cut a 9.5-inch by 4-inch piece of something to use as insulation. I recommend using a thin, lightweight and flexible foam from your local fabric store. If you use thicker foam, you’ll need to increase the size of the fabric pieces to fit. 

2. Put the two pieces of fabric right sides together and stitch along the long edges and one of the short edges using a quarter-inch seam allowance. Turn right side out and press the seams using the iron. Also press in the remaining free edges one-quarter inch. 

3. Slide the insulation inside the fabric rectangle and topstitch a random pattern to hold the insulation in place. Tuck in the free edges on the fourth side of the fabric rectangle and topstitch the opening closed. Sew the rough and smooth pieces of Velcro to opposite ends of the coozie. Bonus tip: Use wide Velcro and the coozie will fit both cans and bottles. 

4. Pop open a cold one and try out your new coozie! 

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